Hi It seems inconsistent, org-sort numeric. If org-sort numeric is applied to each of these one level headlines, the order is different in both (tested with emacs -q): * Inconsistent org-sort. M-x org-sort numeric ** !Cuatro ** ~Cinco ** Tres ** 1 ** 2 * Inconsistent org-sort. M-x org-sort numeric ** Tres ** !Cuatro ** ~Cinco ** 1 ** 2